Chapter 27

"Let's see how far my physical abilities have progressed?"

Jiang Li clenched his fist, and there was a crackling sound!

His muscles and bones vibrated slightly, generating a current of air, almost like a protective aura.

He lightly punched out, and a series of air explosions spread from his fist to his arm, and then to his entire body. The force was both soft and hard, seemingly effortless, yet immensely powerful.

"Heaven... my physical abilities..."

Jiang Li stared at his hands in amazement, feeling that with each breath, a powerful current of air could be generated within his organs. His arms were smooth and white, without a single blemish, but with a slight effort, they instantly became thick and iron-hard, with dense muscle fibers forming a steel-like network, making him look like a "steel giant."

He had a feeling that a wall made of reinforced concrete would be as fragile as tofu in his hands, easily pierced.

As he meditated, a clear image of the "Cosmic Brain" appeared deep in his mind. It seemed as if he could see each planet flickering, with many bizarre and wondrous worlds on them. The entire meditation pattern began to shift from macro to micro.

Initially, in his dream, the "Cosmic Brain" pattern that appeared in the milky white stone was extremely profound, with trillions of planets, each flickering with many different changes. The entire cosmic brain kept flashing and rotating, and if the speed was too fast, Jiang Li would feel dizzy, nosebleeds, and brain cell damage.

But now, as he meditated on the flashing trajectory of the cosmic brain, it became faster and faster, and he only felt a bit dizzy without any nosebleeds.

This was the result of enhanced brain cells.

Even while meditating on the flashing stars, he felt a spark of thought.

Whoosh!

With a slight thought, his entire body darted out, landing lightly on the balcony. Below was a deserted construction site, several dozen meters down, making one feel dizzy and unsteady.

But he didn't care at all, with no fear of heights.

His body seemed to be controlled by his will, doing whatever he wanted.

Bang, bang, bang, bang...

He practiced the "Military Body Piercing Fist" in the abandoned building. This was the simplest, most powerful, and most demanding boxing technique for physical strength. Now, with each step and punch, there was an explosion.

The sound of the explosions was under his control, small or large as he wished, demonstrating his mastery of force, making heavy tasks seem light.

In the past, he had to use his full strength to create a loud explosion, but now, with a light punch and a slight arm movement, there were continuous explosions.

One explosion... seventeen explosions... twenty-five explosions... thirty-six explosions...

After continuous attacks, he felt slightly out of breath by the thirty-sixth explosion and stopped.

Before injecting the super protein, he could only manage eighteen explosions at most, but now he could do thirty-six, which was a miracle. It seemed that the super protein was indeed powerful, and the huge sum of ten thousand star coins was not wasted.

"Amazing! I wonder how much my punching power has increased? One ton?" Jiang Li needed to find an opportunity to test it. Now, his confidence was greatly boosted, and he felt he could compete with anyone.

He knew that his vitality had definitely reached 1!

Snap!

Picking up a hard pebble, Jiang Li used the Dragon Claw technique to grab it, and it cracked. After a few more squeezes, it turned into fragments.

Seal!

He began to form the Emperor's Seal. With this movement, his hand speed almost doubled. In a flash, his fingers moved twenty to thirty times, creating a dazzling and whistling airflow.

"With my enhanced brain cells, I can meditate on the Cosmic Brain, and my hypnosis skills should have improved. Should I try it out? Can I hypnotize those criminals in Xuhua City?" Jiang Li quietly went downstairs.

In a narrow alley.

Jiang Li was surrounded by three tattooed men.

"Kid, transfer the money to us, or we'll have to cut out your organs and sell them for money," a bald man said, patting a sharp knife in his hand.

"You still engage in the business of cutting out human organs and selling them?" Jiang Li's face changed.

He had been running around the streets and alleys, and indeed, he had attracted the attention of some criminals, who immediately cornered him in the alley.

"Right, a few days ago, we cut out a few outsiders, hehe, and made a lot of money..." one of the men sneered.

"Lie down!" Jiang Li's hand suddenly moved, "Do you feel dizzy? You all feel like you're drunk and need a good sleep..."

His hand seemed to be like falling snow, and the three tattooed men swayed as if drunk.

Jiang Li focused on the one who was clearly the leader: "Stand up!"

The criminal struggled a bit, then stood up like a zombie, with a vacant stare.

Jiang Li's voice was full of allure, and he occasionally moved his hands to enhance the effect: "You've harmed so many people, don't you feel guilty? If you donate the money you stole and killed for, you can atone for your sins..."

"Donate my money..." the tattooed man mumbled, his body struggling: "No... what sin is there in robbing? I just want money! Whoever wants my money, I'll kill them!"

His subconscious was strongly resisting.

"Hmm?" Jiang Li felt that the other person could resist, and his desire for money surpassed everything, willing to commit crimes and murder. Controlling such a person through hypnosis was very difficult, as the subconscious would strongly resist, leading to hypnosis failure.

"I'm your boss, hand over the money, or you'll all suffer..." Jiang Li's tone changed, becoming fierce, a technique of hypnotists to break through the subconscious defense.

"No... boss, you can't do this... I've barely saved up a little money..." the tattooed man mumbled, starting to beg, as if he was very afraid of his boss.

"Shut up, cut out his organs!" Jiang Li said fiercely again.

"No, no, boss, I'll give you the money, I'll give you the money..." the tattooed man trembled, taking out a chip.

"Transfer the money quickly, the account is this..." Jiang Li recited an anonymous account number to avoid being traced. An anonymous account card only required a password to withdraw money.

Under the influence of hypnosis, the tattooed man transferred all his money with a ding.

"Ten thousand star coins received!"

Seeing that the tattooed man had ten thousand star coins, Jiang Li was surprised, but then realized that this was a small leader, possibly holding all the gang's funds.

After the transfer, his eyes shot out a sharp light: "Forget this, remember that you came to this alley and suddenly fell asleep, and all your money disappeared, stolen by a hacker..."

"Yes... I fell asleep, and all my money mysteriously disappeared, stolen by a hacker..." the man repeated Jiang Li's words.

"Sleep, sleep..." Jiang Li's voice became gentle again, and the man fell down.

He quickly left the place.

According to the process of hypnosis, the man would wake up with no memory of what happened.

Huff, huff...

In another deserted alley, Jiang Li panted heavily, sweat pouring down his forehead, as if he had just fought a life-and-death battle.

After confirming his safety, he entered a deep sleep to rest.

Thirty minutes later, he was fully recovered.

"Hypnotizing people is really mentally exhausting, a severe drain on brainpower. It's a naked mental battle," Jiang Li recalled hypnotizing the tattooed man and making him hand over the chip for the transfer, knowing that such hypnosis could cause mental damage to others and was also a significant burden on himself.

Fortunately, his physical abilities and brain cells had increased.

This kind of hypnosis not only did not harm his nerves but was also a form of exercise.

"Still, I should go back. Although hypnotizing people can earn money here, it's too dangerous. If I encounter armed criminals, I'll end up like the Illusion Fox," he decided to leave.

Three hours later, Jiang Li got out of the hover car and saw the city, clean and orderly, with people coming and going, police patrolling the station, vigilantly monitoring any suspicious individuals, and even requiring a card swipe and identity verification to exit.

He felt a sense of security.

He was also relieved that he hadn't brought the banned drugs to Xuhua City, as the multiple checks would have certainly exposed him and led to imprisonment.

"Once my cultivation is more advanced, I'll come back here for more training," Jiang Li looked at his card, which now had nearly twenty thousand star coins, feeling satisfied.

Earlier, he had hypnotized some thugs and criminals, making them transfer their money, and had earned eighteen thousand star coins.

He actually wanted to do a big job.

In "Xuhua City," many criminals were wealthy, with assets in the millions or tens of millions, but those who could survive here were extremely powerful and could not be hypnotized. Moreover, each of them had many bodyguards, making it impossible to get close.

These people were all bloodthirsty, and taking their money caused no moral burden.

Back home, it was already evening.

His sister had come home from school, and his brother Jiang Tao trained late at school every night, sometimes not coming home at all, so now Jiang Li and his sister were waiting for their parents to come home and cook.

"Little sister, I've earned some money recently, here's some for you to spend," Jiang Li transferred three thousand star coins to Jiang Xuan.

"Brother, where did you get so much money?" Jiang Xuan almost jumped up: "Did you get rich recently?"

"Recently, I've been hypnotizing people to treat their illnesses and earned some money," Jiang Li said, "How's your strength improving?"

"I've been buying more supplements and exercising, and the final exams are coming up. I need my vitality to reach 0.8 to be at the top of the class," Jiang Xuan said confidently, "By the way, brother, this final exam is the most important one at your school. I heard they will focus on cultivating students based on their final exam results. If you can get into the key class, that would be amazing."

"Don't worry, I will definitely get it," Jiang Li smiled.

He was now confident that he could compete with any expert at school.

"Come, show me what boxing techniques you've learned, and I'll give you some pointers," Jiang Li clapped his hands, "If you do well on the final exam, I'll reward you with five thousand star coins."

"Yay, yay!" Jiang Xuan clapped her hands.